Serial position effects and lexical activation in spelling: Evidence from a single case study

Neurocase

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 189-206

  Ward, J ^a   Romani, C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Lexical activation; Serial position effects; Spelling

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DYSGRAPHIA; ERROR; FEMALE; HUMAN;

EID: 0031665775     PISSN: 13554794     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/neucas/4.3.189     Document Type: Article

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